Five-seven Weng Concubine

Dong'anmen because there is the Dongchang Yamen, so it is much quieter than other streets, the hawkers on other streets are endless, it is extraordinarily lively, but there is no hawker on this street, plus the trees on both sides of the road are tall and lush, more and more lined with this street is deserted and deserted, but opposite the Dongchang Yamen, it is a small garden, it is said that after the Dongchang Yamen moved here, the owner of the house here was worried about hindering the eyes of the Dongchang, which day caused a disaster, so he moved out of here, But no one dares to live here again, the days go by for a long time, it has become a waste garden, young people have no intention of coming here, only some old men and women who have nothing to do, greedy for the shade here, and are not afraid of the fierce officials of the opposite Dongchang, often in the summer to enjoy the cool. At this time, the cicadas are hoarse, the heat of early summer gradually floats, and there are some old people sitting in twos and threes in this abandoned garden, usually the old man is mixed into a pile, and the old woman is mixed into a pile, and the two groups of people are just separated by a low earthen wall, while watching the grandmen and granddaughters play and play, while chatting about the world.

Among these old women, there is an old woman who is drowsy, she is wearing a blue cotton tuan, wearing a white-washed forehead on her head, shaking a banana fan in her hand, leaning her back on the stone bench behind her, very comfortable, this old woman is no different from other old women at first glance, but if you look at the position where she sits, just the people who enter and exit the yamen of the East Factory can be seen clearly, if you look at this old woman carefully, you can see that although this old woman is eyes seem to be open, but her eyes are shining, how can there be a little cloudiness under the old woman's eyes? And among the group of old men on the wall, there is also an old man with a gray beard, who is staring at the Dongchang Yamen, and does not dare to relax at all.

The sun set, the sky gradually darkened, this group of old women also slowly dispersed, only to see the old woman in the blue shirt also stood up with her body bent, slowly walked along the Dong'an Gate, away from this alley, the old woman saw that no one paid attention around, so she straightened her back, walked for a while, saw a small alley, flashed in, stopped at the door of an inconspicuous house, where stood an old man, as if waiting for someone.

When the old woman saw the old man, she called out in a low voice, "Ding Si." When the old man heard the sound, he came and said to the old woman, "Baiyi, let's go in and talk." It turned out that this old man and old woman were Ding Si and Bai Yi in disguise, they were sent by Chen Shiyan to monitor the traces of Dongchang, especially Xu Chengxiong, worried that Xu Chengxiong would recognize him, and just found that there were old people in the garden who were enjoying the shade, so he simply asked Bai Yi to make up the two of them as old men and old women.

The two hurriedly entered the courtyard, and seeing that the lights in the house had not yet been lit, Ding Si said in a low voice: "Old Man Chen and Qiao Niang have not come back yet." It turned out that Chen Shiyan and Qiao Niang were commensurate with their grandchildren and rented a courtyard here.

Bai Yi and Ding Si took off their makeup, took advantage of the cool breeze, and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard waiting for Chen Shiyan and Qiao Niang to come back. Bai Yi saw Ding Si sitting there and didn't speak, his expression was also a little sad, thinking that he was worried about his father, so he comforted him and said, "Don't worry, since Mr. Chen said that your father is fine, he will do his best to take care of it." ”

Ding Si said: "Mr. Chen was known as a god hunter back then, he was smart and decisive, and what he said would not be wrong, but ......" He looked a little melancholy, but he didn't continue to speak.

Bai Yi comforted him again: "Your mother's health has improved a lot in the past few days, so you don't have to worry." ”

Ding Si said gratefully: "Thanks to your care in the past few days, her body has recovered to eighty years. It's just ......" He was spitting again, as if he had something to say but couldn't say it.

Bai Yi glanced at him and said, "If you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Ding Siya bit his teeth and said directly: "Bai Yi, Senior Qi secretly told me behind my back that day, you fought hard to quit the Red Lotus Sect and not be a saint, is it for my sake?" He said that he had heard that the rules of the Red Lotus Sect were very strict, and saints could not be married. ”

Bai Yi listened to his words, and his face turned red, like a red glow, beautiful and not in full bloom.

Ding Si saw her like this, how could he not understand in his heart, he couldn't help but be happy and frightened, and said in a low voice: "Baiyi, I am really happy in my heart." Don't worry, I will never live up to you. He said this very fluently, and must have thought about it many times in his heart.

Bai Yi was ashamed and anxious in his heart, and after waiting for a while before he felt that his face was not hot, he breathed a sigh of relief and said quietly: "Ding Si, you have saved me three times and five times, I remember it in my heart, the reason why I left the Red Lotus Sect is too complicated, and I can't explain it at all." As for the rest, I ...... I ......" she said, her voice lowered, but her heart was mixed, happy and sad.

The two were silent for a long time, and Bai Yi heard Ding Si's voice say with some bitterness: "Bai Yi, I have been quite distressed these days, and after visiting my father in prison that day, I was a little embarrassed. ”

Bai Yi heard him talk about him, his expression was somewhat natural, and when he looked up and saw that Ding Si was really confused, he couldn't help asking, "What's the difficulty?" ”

Ding Si replied: "I originally thought that with Mr. Chen with us, we could let go of our hands and feet and have a big fight with them, and see who is behind this." But when I visited the prison that day, my father told me not to let me get involved in this matter again. In the past two days, I have been very distressed in my heart, my father was arrested and put in prison because of me, and my mother was sick because of me, and now I am involved in this right and wrong again, I am alone and suffering some crimes, what is the big deal, but let the people around me suffer this ordeal, I feel very uncomfortable, I don't know if I want to investigate this case. As he spoke, there was an indescribable distress on his always bright and cheerful face.

When Bai Yi heard him say this, he couldn't help asking, "Ding Si, what kind of life do you want to live in this life?" ”

Ding Si's eyes couldn't help but shine: "I originally wanted to be a good catcher, investigate the murderer and smuggler, and be innocent." ”

Bai Yi asked again: "Why do you want to be a good catcher?" ”

Ding Si's voice was loud: "I think about the world of life, in a hurry for several years, how can I waste this life and live up to this good time?" ”

Bai Yi couldn't help nodding secretly: "Ding Si, if you are confused and go with the flow, are you happy?" ”

Ding Si shook his head: "I'm definitely not happy, that's why I'm embarrassed." ”

Bai Yi said softly: "You are not happy, will your father and mother be happy?" ”

Although this sentence was soft, it was deafening to Ding Si's ears, he thought for a while, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Baiyi, I understand, I understand, my father strictly forbids me to participate in this matter, because he is afraid that I will not be able to fight them, and I will get into trouble and even give my life." But even now that I'm stopping, they won't let me go. Instead of being scared all day long, it's better to let go and compete with them. I don't believe it, this is so bright that bad people will run amok. He said this very impassionedly.

Bai Yi looked at Ding Si's high-spirited appearance, and his heart seemed to be gently blown by the wind, and he felt that it was extremely ironed. But at this moment, Bai Yi suddenly remembered something, so he hurriedly said: "Ding Si, do you know a young man, about fifteen or sixteen years old, and his body is not very strong. ”

The characteristics she said were not obvious, Ding Si didn't have a clue for a while, and Bai Yi suddenly clapped his hands and said, "You helped him find the sachet." "It turned out that when Bai Yi was undercover in the East Palace, he happened to hear Zhu Youzhu mention this matter one day when he was sorting out flowers and plants, and Bai Yi was strange at that time, how could Ding Si also know the prince, could it be that it happened to have the same name and surname?

When Ding Si heard her say this, he suddenly realized: "I remembered that you said this, I met a friend by chance, called Cheng Youzhu." ”

After Bai Yi muttered two sentences of "Cheng Youzhu, Cheng Youzhu", his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "It turns out that he claimed to be Cheng Youzhu in front of you, but it is not the pronunciation of the name in reverse." Busy said to Ding Si: "Do you know who he is?" ”

Ding Si saw that Bai Yi was so serious, and he couldn't figure it out for a while: "Although I met a few times at that time and drank once, I didn't ask him about his family background for a while, I only knew that he was kind, and there seemed to be some unspeakable secrets in my heart." ”

Bai Yi said slowly: "You only know that he is kind, but you don't know that he has a miserable background, but it is rare to be open-minded and ambitious." In fact, Cheng Youzhu is the current crown prince Zhu Youji. ”

Ding Si couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this: "How could there be such a coincidence? Looking back, the person called "Cheng Youzhu" speaks with a demeanor and does things in style, doesn't he have royal momentum?

Bai Yi told Ding 41510 what he heard in the palace about Zhu Youji's life experience, and Ding Si sighed after listening to it: "This person can interact, not because of the name of the prince, he can be born in adversity, grow up in difficulties, be kind as Si, and be accessible, which is rare in the world." Saying this, there is a bit of heroic sympathy.

While sighing, he suddenly heard a knock on the door, Chen Shiyan came in from outside the door with Qiao Niang, and after seeing Ding Si and Bai Yi, he gestured and asked in a low voice, "What did you find today?" ”

Ding Si replied: "I saw Xu Chengxiong hurriedly taking people out early in the morning, and when the yamen people dispersed, he hadn't come back yet, during which Zhang Qing had been in and out twice. ”

Chen Shiyan said: "Zhang Qing met with Xu Chengxiong this morning, as if he had something to tell Xu Chengxiong to do, but he went to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, I left Qiaoniang to guard the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and I followed Xu Chengxiong and his group, they went around the capital for a long time, as if they were looking for someone. ”

A few people only felt that Dongchang's actions were too mysterious and unpredictable, and they didn't know what Zhang Qing and Xu Chengxiong were going to do?